Cropland per person over the long term in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1112 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long term in Rwanda, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.1112 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Rwanda peaked at 0.2645 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1112, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2645 | 0.2645 | 0.2645 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2598 | 0.2598 | 0.2598 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2499 | 0.2499 | 0.2499 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2446 | 0.2446 | 0.2446 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2391 | 0.2391 | 0.2391 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2272 | 0.2272 | 0.2272 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2266 | 0.2266 | 0.2266 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.226 | 0.226 | 0.226 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2253 | 0.2253 | 0.2253 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2247 | 0.2247 | 0.2247 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2241 | 0.2241 | 0.2241 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2234 | 0.2234 | 0.2234 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 0.2228 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2221 | 0.2221 | 0.2221 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2215 | 0.2215 | 0.2215 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2208 | 0.2208 | 0.2208 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2201 | 0.2201 | 0.2201 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2195 | 0.2195 | 0.2195 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2188 | 0.2188 | 0.2188 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2181 | 0.2181 | 0.2181 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2174 | 0.2174 | 0.2174 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2168 | 0.2168 | 0.2168 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2161 | 0.2161 | 0.2161 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2154 | 0.2154 | 0.2154 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2147 | 0.2147 | 0.2147 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2133 | 0.2133 | 0.2133 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2125 | 0.2125 | 0.2125 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2118 | 0.2118 | 0.2118 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2111 | 0.2111 | 0.2111 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2101 | 0.2097 | 0.2104 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2014 | 0.1915 | 0.2097 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2019 | 0.1875 | 0.2092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1826 | 0.1599 | 0.1994 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1685 | 0.1543 | 0.1833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1587 | 0.1469 | 0.1689 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 | 0.1118 | 0.1404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1128 | 0.1112 | 0.1151 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture share gdp 20.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 20.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Rwanda?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Rwanda was 0.1112 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2645 in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1112 in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Rwanda ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).